Our Library!
Please read these rules and take the quiz!
You will then be able to bring your class to the Library!
We Operate On The Honor System!
THE LIBRARY IS A QUIET PLACE. IF YOU ARE TOO LOUD, YOU MAY BE ASKED TO LEAVE AND COME BACK AT ANOTHER TIME WHEN YOU CAN COME IN AND REMAIN QUIET.
SOME CLASSES FOUND GREATER LIBRARY SUCCESS BY BRINGING THEIR CLASS DOWN IN SMALL GROUPS.
THIS IS ALSO HELPFUL BECAUSE OF THE TIGHT SPACE, STUDENTS MUST BE SKILLED AT WORKING CLOSELY WITH OTHERS.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE LIBRARY NEAT BY PUTTING BOOKS BACK ON THE SHELF PROPERLY.
BOOKS SHOULD NEVER BE ON THE FLOOR – ANYWHERE. PLEASE LEAVE IT NEATER THAN YOU FOUND IT.
ONLY ONE BOOK PER STUDENT.
WE DO NOT HAVE AN ELECTRONIC CHECK-OUT SYSTEM, WE USE THE HONOR SYSTEM OF CHECK-OUT FORMS.
ONLY THE TEACHERS WRITE IN THE CHECKOUT FORMS.
THAT HONOR SYSTEM IS THAT THE TEACHER COMPLETELY, NEATLY AND ACCURATELY FILLS OUT THE CHECK-OUT FORMS. THE TEACHERS CHECK BOOKS BACK IN AS THEY WATCH THE STUDENTS PUT THEM IN THE BIN IN LIBRARY. PLEASE BE DILIGENT ABOUT CHECKING TO SEE THAT THE STUDENTS ARE RETURNING THE BOOKS THAT THEY CHECKED OUT INTO THE BIN. WE LOST SEVERAL BOOKS LAST YEAR THAT WERE CHECKED BACK IN AS BEING RETURNED BUT WERE NOT.
BOOKS MAY BE CHECKED OUT FOR UP TO 2 WEEKS. BUT, REMEMBER, NO NEW BOOKS UNTIL THE OLD ONE IS RETURNED.
BOOKS DO NOT GO HOME.
IF A TEACHER WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A SELECTION OF BOOKS TO KEEP FOR AN EXTENDED TIME IN THEIR CLASSROOM, PLEASE ASK ME (EMAIL REQUESTS WORK BEST FOR ME) AND I WILL BRING YOU A SELECTION.
IF YOUR CLASS IS STUDYING A TOPIC AND YOU WOULD LIKE A SELECTION OF BOOKS ON THAT TOPIC, PLEASE MAKE THAT REQUEST VIA EMAIL AND GIVE ME AT LEAST 2 OR 3 DAYS. THE MORE TIME YOU GIVE ME, THE BETTER YOUR ASSORTMENT WILL BE.
NO BOOK MAY BE TAKEN FROM THE LIBRARY BY ANYONE UNLESS IT IS PROPERLY CHECKED OUT IN THE PROPER LIBRARY FOLDER.
IF A TEACHER WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A REGULAR DAY AND TIME TO COME TO THE LIBRARY, SEND ME THAT TIME AND DAY VIA EMAIL AND I WILL PUT YOUR CLASS ON THE SCHEDULE FOR THAT TIME. TEACHERS CAN BRING THEIR CLASS TO THE LIBRARY AT ANY TIME, BUT IF ANOTHER CLASS IS ON THE SCHEDULE FOR THAT TIME – THE SCHEDULED CLASS TAKES PRIORITY.
YOU CAN COME EVERYDAY IF YOU WANT TO.
STUDENTS SHOULD TAKE GOOD CARE OF THE BOOKS THEY CHECK OUT. ACCIDENTS HAPPEN, BUT THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM CARELESSNESS.
DO NOT FOLD DOWN PAGES TO KEEP YOUR PLACE – USE A BOOKMARK.
FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH ONLY:
If you want to bring a class down OTHER than your homeroom – YOU MUST KEEP THESE BOOKS in YOUR classroom as they will be checked out TO YOU. Teachers will check these books out using the TEACHER CHECK-OUT BOOK FORM – which is different from the one that you will use with your HOMEROOM. IT is VERY important to write legibly in ALL the forms.
TEACHERS PLEASE DO NOT KEEP THESE BOOKS IN YOUR ROOM FOR OVER THE TWO WEEK CHECK-OUT PERIOD AND PLEASE CHECK THEM IN WITH RESPECT AND DILIGENCE.
SOME CLASSES FOUND GREATER LIBRARY SUCCESS BY BRINGING THEIR CLASS DOWN IN SMALL GROUPS.
THIS IS ALSO HELPFUL BECAUSE OF THE TIGHT SPACE, STUDENTS MUST BE SKILLED AT WORKING CLOSELY WITH OTHERS.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE LIBRARY NEAT BY PUTTING BOOKS BACK ON THE SHELF PROPERLY.
BOOKS SHOULD NEVER BE ON THE FLOOR – ANYWHERE. PLEASE LEAVE IT NEATER THAN YOU FOUND IT.
ONLY ONE BOOK PER STUDENT.
WE DO NOT HAVE AN ELECTRONIC CHECK-OUT SYSTEM, WE USE THE HONOR SYSTEM OF CHECK-OUT FORMS.
ONLY THE TEACHERS WRITE IN THE CHECKOUT FORMS.
THAT HONOR SYSTEM IS THAT THE TEACHER COMPLETELY, NEATLY AND ACCURATELY FILLS OUT THE CHECK-OUT FORMS. THE TEACHERS CHECK BOOKS BACK IN AS THEY WATCH THE STUDENTS PUT THEM IN THE BIN IN LIBRARY. PLEASE BE DILIGENT ABOUT CHECKING TO SEE THAT THE STUDENTS ARE RETURNING THE BOOKS THAT THEY CHECKED OUT INTO THE BIN. WE LOST SEVERAL BOOKS LAST YEAR THAT WERE CHECKED BACK IN AS BEING RETURNED BUT WERE NOT.
BOOKS MAY BE CHECKED OUT FOR UP TO 2 WEEKS. BUT, REMEMBER, NO NEW BOOKS UNTIL THE OLD ONE IS RETURNED.
BOOKS DO NOT GO HOME.
IF A TEACHER WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A SELECTION OF BOOKS TO KEEP FOR AN EXTENDED TIME IN THEIR CLASSROOM, PLEASE ASK ME (EMAIL REQUESTS WORK BEST FOR ME) AND I WILL BRING YOU A SELECTION.
IF YOUR CLASS IS STUDYING A TOPIC AND YOU WOULD LIKE A SELECTION OF BOOKS ON THAT TOPIC, PLEASE MAKE THAT REQUEST VIA EMAIL AND GIVE ME AT LEAST 2 OR 3 DAYS. THE MORE TIME YOU GIVE ME, THE BETTER YOUR ASSORTMENT WILL BE.
NO BOOK MAY BE TAKEN FROM THE LIBRARY BY ANYONE UNLESS IT IS PROPERLY CHECKED OUT IN THE PROPER LIBRARY FOLDER.
IF A TEACHER WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A REGULAR DAY AND TIME TO COME TO THE LIBRARY, SEND ME THAT TIME AND DAY VIA EMAIL AND I WILL PUT YOUR CLASS ON THE SCHEDULE FOR THAT TIME. TEACHERS CAN BRING THEIR CLASS TO THE LIBRARY AT ANY TIME, BUT IF ANOTHER CLASS IS ON THE SCHEDULE FOR THAT TIME – THE SCHEDULED CLASS TAKES PRIORITY.
YOU CAN COME EVERYDAY IF YOU WANT TO.
STUDENTS SHOULD TAKE GOOD CARE OF THE BOOKS THEY CHECK OUT. ACCIDENTS HAPPEN, BUT THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM CARELESSNESS.
DO NOT FOLD DOWN PAGES TO KEEP YOUR PLACE – USE A BOOKMARK.
FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH ONLY:
If you want to bring a class down OTHER than your homeroom – YOU MUST KEEP THESE BOOKS in YOUR classroom as they will be checked out TO YOU. Teachers will check these books out using the TEACHER CHECK-OUT BOOK FORM – which is different from the one that you will use with your HOMEROOM. IT is VERY important to write legibly in ALL the forms.
TEACHERS PLEASE DO NOT KEEP THESE BOOKS IN YOUR ROOM FOR OVER THE TWO WEEK CHECK-OUT PERIOD AND PLEASE CHECK THEM IN WITH RESPECT AND DILIGENCE.